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Re: Oettinger 2.8 1991 Wolfy for sale in MI
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:57:06 -0400
...Taking a 4 banger and literally just adding an extra 2 cylinders. Can you imagine trying to fix the headgasket problems on that thing...
Re: Stuck Head
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:38:07 -0700
...Actually, I wouldn't mind that much if the cylinders were stuck to the head. There is lots of information on how to address...
Help: Green cylinder O-ring question.
Historical mailing list - Eric Small
Mon, 22 May 2000 22:17:33 EDT
...they get pinched easily when refitting the heads. Should I lubricate them? Also... one of the cylinder's O-ring channel is not quite...
Re: Engine Rebuild at Last!!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 20:57:02 -0600
...The head for this cylinder was in good condition except for the > residue of burnt oil. The cylinder barrel was in excellent condition, > with...
Re: cylinder head
Historical mailing list
Sun, 21 May 2023 23:02:12 +0000
...Re: [VANAGON] cylinder head Thanks Dennis, this confirms my understanding I’ll be replacing said cranium On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 12:08...
Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:15:59 -0500
...I have heard pistons melted when excessively overheated. > On my 1.9 the thermostat housing is lower than cylinder heads. If there > is any...
Shims, sealing rings, etc.
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 10:42:58 -0500
...However, one has a pair of cylinder shims and a pair of head shims -- the other has just a pair of cylinder shims and...
Re: Cylinder Heads...cleaning up
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Tue, 21 Oct 2003 07:13:00 -0400
...Cylinder Heads...cleaning up Hey volks, I've decided to get the heads done on my westie! They've been dripping in the colder...
Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Problem Found
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:14:14 -0500
...Follows -- > Found the problem with my AVP 2.1L Rebuilt Engine. > > One Cracked Head, leaking paste intake valves and one > cylinder o-ring damaged.
Re: WTB '80-'83 Cylinder Head
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:44:35 EDT
Hi Jeff, any luck with the head?. Let me know if you need a hand. I can bring beer as well as a extra...
Re: waterboxer overhaul and coolant problem fix?
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 17:31:25 -0700
Hello, Cylinder head corrosion: Dom raises an interesting point when he states that Vintage VW in Sydney came to the conclusion that the corrosion...
Re: Bad Valve
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Mon, 2 May 2005 13:36:21 EDT
...listen in this area . // also the mating area of the head and cylinder = head may not be tight // Ive seen many notches burned in...
Re: WBX bashing
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 02:05:06 -0400
...http://www.letambourin.com/ben_head.htm Head leak are a typical problem for all import 4-cylinder engine over 100K miles, believe me...
Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched Compression test results.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 3 May 2015 09:48:32 -0700
...Cracked cylinder head : Bubbles in coolant or coolant being pushed up out of the radiator neck can also indicate cracks in the cylinder head...
Reinhardt Saga (long)
Historical mailing list - Southard
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:46:16 -0400
...Area of head above #2 cylinder looks like the surface of the moon. The pre-chamber insert is broken into three pieces and turned...
Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeve
Historical mailing list - richard
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 10:51:46 -0500
put oil in cylinders,replace spark plugs you now have a hydraulic press to press the heads off, or a small diameter coil of...
Re: leaking head gasket Question
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:26:46 -0500
...in the cylinder and not into the cooling system. My van runs oh so much better after I replaced all the head gaskets last...
Re: Cylinder head temp?
Historical mailing list - Mountaineer
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:49:47 -0500
...Cylinder head temp? >I am driving a 1980 westy, engine 4000 since a > complete overhaul. all the cooling tin is on and > sealed, fuel...
Re: 1981 Vanagon Clutch Hydraulic Cylinder Replacement
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:51:46 +0000
...the head while inserting the new cylinder. > - You can put the actuator rod on the clutch lever ball after the slave > cylinder is mounted...
Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 engine? Part II
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:11:40 EDT
...In actuality, calculating stroke is independent of head volume. As a matter of fact; if pistons, cylinder length and head seal thickness are the...
Re: Newest Leak: Fixed!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 Jun 1995 12:28:51 -0300
...I finally have dry cylinder heads, er... for 2 days of city driving so far. Will highway test this weekend. It _appears_ that it...
FS 84 motor FS parts
Historical mailing list - dawn
Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:17:22 -0700
...heads perfect sealing surface 88 heads 2.1 88 afm 88 afm elbow 84 automatic shifting mech 84 brake booster and master cylinder Darrel
Re: Meltdown temp?
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:38:21 -0500
...of you that have both an oil temp gauge and an cylinder head temp (CHT) gauge installed on an air cooled motor; do the...
Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts/PC it's friday
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:41:57 -0600
...Linux headbolts!" CPM = whitworth Jim > > BTW: Did we determine if slave cylinder was politically incorrect of > not?? > How about remotely actuated clutch cylinder? > > Cheers...
Re: head gasket question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:51:52 -0500
...I had one (#4) cylinder jug try to come off with the head > (engine is in van). I don't think it is all...
Re: '80 ac square port head
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:31:10 -0500
Compression loss in both cylinders on the same side at the same time is usually the result of the following: Head gaskets burned out...
Re: Cutting tool question...cylinder head pocket
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 10 May 2013 20:34:43 -0700
...Cutting tool question...cylinder head pocket > > > I'm looking to open up the pocket width on some air cooled heads for an > engine build...
Re: Separating heads from cylinders
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:21:38 -0700
Right - the problem is that the heads will move away from the block with the cylinders as the crank pushes the pistons outward. Compressed...
fluid, fluid everywhere
Historical mailing list - Eric Peterson
Sat, 5 Jan 2002 14:03:22 EST
...slave cylinder I noticed a green fluid dripping from beneath the engine. Oh No! I am really hoping this is not a head problem...
Re: I'll Try Again... Advice on VDO Cylinder Gauge on a 2.1L????
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 06:24:29 -0500
...the cylinder temperature is as useful on a wasserboxer as it is on a luftboxer. In theory the collant is keeping the heads at...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 14 May 2012 15:44:45 -0700
...it is also quite important to know that the cylinder studs or nuts are not badly corroded.. I get rather nervous about heads that...
Re: Head gasket questions
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 14:25:02 -0700
>| Where do the thin >| green O-rings go - around the lip at the top of the cylinder? Yes. In that little groove near the...
Cracked heads, 2.0 aircooled
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:05:07 -0600
...Anybody out there have an old set of 2.0 square port heads with the cylinder head temp sensor mounting hole? I don't...
Re: Porsche water cooling (was Re: longivity of coversion engines)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:30:47 +1200
...heads with air >cooling was to water cool the heads (the 959 and 962). Funny, aircooled Japanese bikes had 4 valves per cylinder way...
Conversion parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:41:10 -0800
...South African 5-cylinder bell housing with cross arm and sleeve, $650 2.0 liter Audi/VW turbodiesel block and head, free 1.8...
Re: 89 Bluestar project
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 07:56:40 -0800
...What is the technique to knock the heads loose so > > the cylinder themselves dont get dislodged. Is there a write up > > somewhere that shows...
RE: Gauged Animals?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 09 Nov 1995 16:45:00 -0800 (PST)
>Cylinder head temperature, all cylinders. <snip> >When I saw the above notation, I envisioned *four* gauges, >one for each cylinder. Is this overkill? Is...
Re: Stuck Cylinders
Historical mailing list - Schmidt
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 19:56:37 -0700
...Last week I querried about how to replace cylinders onto pistons when the cylinders insisted on coming off with the heads. Most responses were...
Re: new van, inspect'n & warrnty questions
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 Apr 1995 21:14:38 -0400
>I have heard bad reviews of the VW synchro from mechanics and owners. >Apparently the cylinder heads are flakey. This *post* is flakey! The...
Re: 2.2L Eurocars Rev E piston needed
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 10 May 2005 16:16:23 -0400
...It really trashed the cylinder head too. Does anyone know where I can get another piston with rings and maybe the cylinder liner too...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 16:52:52 -0500
...Then, I had to pull the head off with the cylinder after days of trying and prying. I ended up standing on the head...
Re: damaged pistons/liners
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Apr 1996 06:14:17 -0500
...Piston/cylinder asets are now available aftermarket. I can get you either brazilizn or german sets. If your heads are damaged, you can get...
Re: Stuck cylinder (Head gasket replacement)
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 09:56:47 -0800
I was able to free a set of stuck cylinders by inserting the larger side of a 17mm open wrench (I think it was...
Re: Head sealants??
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:20:51 -0400
Do you use the permatex #3H aviation form-a-gasket on both sides of the metal cylinder sealing rings? Also, do you use that...
Re: Head Gasket repairs Question
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:11:44 -0500
...Head Gasket repairs Question """" I have done many, many head gasket replacement jobs over the years and I can say that out of all...
Re: Small cracks in head (between valves) 2.1 l wbxer
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Mon, 19 Jan 2004 11:36:12 -0500
...Not bad for 160,000! I will attest > >that the best way to free the cylinders from the head > >is the open-end wrench...
Re: Vanagon handling.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:56:06 -0500
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and > the > > > > > sleeves are > > > > > > > sticking to it...
Re: Correct placement of cylinder head temp sender
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:47:57 -0600
...Correct placement of cylinder head temp sender > my 81 AIRCOOLED has a cylinder head temp gauge installed by the PO. > > The sender is screwed...
Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 9 Apr 2023 16:02:51 -0700
...For my 91 the heads were replaced at 168K. At > 248K the exhaust valve for cylinder #2 burned. I pulled the heads, > replaced the...
Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:38:27 -0500
...We got as far as pulling the head away from the case, but #1 cylinder wanted to stay with the head rather than staying...
Re: No compression
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:19:37 -0500
...If the seal between the head and cylinder is shot, (sure sign of overheating) the engine case is probably warped and will need major...
Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Wed, 19 Apr 1995 11:06:38 -0700
>My volvo 264 is a 6 cylinder wasserbox engine too. The head/block is all >aluminum like vanagon except it's a V6. NO...
Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 Apr 95 10:23:23 PDT
...The volvo engine uses a more conventional head gasket but with an aluminum rim at the top of each cylinder. This rim is very...
FW: Re: Rebuilt 2.1 Running Rich
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:12:44 -0500
...install New Piston & Cylinder Kit or Just RINGS ??????? ~~~ Don It was new bearings, crank, pistons, rings, cylinders, lifters, gaskets, heads with the original german...
Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 7 Feb 2011 09:36:10 -0800
...The cylinder bores and possibly the rings are identical. I believe it is about time to reseal my 2.1 cylinder heads. I may...
Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
Historical mailing list - John T
Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:01:36 -0400
...For my 91 the heads were replaced at 168K. At > 248K the exhaust valve for cylinder #2 burned. I pulled the heads, > replaced the...
Re: 160 HP waterboxer
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:26:45 -0400
It looks to me like you are correct - watercooled heads and air cooled cylinders. The two huge pipes facing the back of the engine...
Re: Help: Green cylinder O-ring question.
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Wed, 24 May 2000 06:29:49 EDT
...The flat metal rings between the heads and the cylinder sleeves do 100% of the combustion chamber sealing. Let me know if you hear...
Re: Oil Temp. or Cylinder Head Temp?
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sun, 7 Dec 1997 03:25:27 -0600
...or Cylinder Head Temp? > Date: Saturday, December 06, 1997 10:50 PM > > In a message dated 12/5/97 1:20:08 AM, pmi...
Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 01:01:21 -0400
On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head cap nut, rearmost right side under the power...